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For The First Time (1959 Film)
''For the First Time'' (German title: ''Serenade of a Great Love'') is a 1959 musical film directed by Rudolph Maté and starring Mario Lanza, Johanna von Koczian, Kurt Kasznar, and Zsa Zsa Gabor. It was tenor star Mario Lanza's final film, released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer six weeks before his death. Lanza stars as an operatic tenor who finds love for the first time with a young German woman (played by Johanna von Koczian), who happens to be deaf. The film was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin and on location in 1958 in Capri, Salzburg, Berlin and at the Rome Opera House. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Jürgen Kiebach, Fritz Maurischat and Heinrich Weidemann. Plot Tony Costa is a world famous opera singer with a reputation for playboy antics and irresponsibilty. His loyal manager Tabory is constantly ingesting nervous stomach medication. After a scandalous no-show at the Vienna Opera, Tabory ships Tony off to Capri to hide out from the press. Tony i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudolph Maté
Rudolph Maté (born Rudolf Mayer; 21 January 1898 – 27 October 1964) was a Polish-Hungarian cinematographer who worked in Hungary, Austria, Germany, and France. He collaborated with notable directors including Fritz Lang, René Clair, and Carl Theodor Dreyer, attracting notable recognition for '' The Passion of Joan of Arc'' (1928) and ''Vampyr'' (1932). In 1935, he relocated to the United States serving as a cinematographer on notable Hollywood films, including '' Dodsworth'' (1936), '' Foreign Correspondent'' (1940), and '' Gilda'' (1946). By 1947, Maté became a film director, with notable titles such as '' D.O.A.'' (1950), '' When Worlds Collide'' (1951), and ''The 300 Spartans'' (1962). Biography Rudolph Maté was born on 21 January 1898 in Kraków (then in the Grand Duchy of Kraków, Austro-Hungarian Empire, currently in Poland) into an upper-class Jewish family. In 1919, he graduated at the University of Budapest having studied art. He began working in the film indus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurt Kasznar
Kurt Kasznar (born Kurt Servischer; August 13, 1913 – August 6, 1979) was an Austrian-American stage, film and television actor who played roles on Broadway, appearing in the original Broadway productions of '' Waiting for Godot'', ''The Sound of Music'' and '' Barefoot in the Park''. He also appeared in feature films and had many notable parts in television, including the science fiction series '' Land of the Giants''. "A big, glib, dapper man who spoke with an accent, he was almost always cast as some sort of a Continental gentleman," reported ''The New York Times''. As a soldier in World War II, Kasznar was among the first U.S. Army photographers to film the ruins of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Early life Kurt Kasznar was born Kurt Servischer on August 13, 1913, in Vienna, Austria-Hungary. His family was Jewish. His father left the family when Kurt was very young. After his mother married Hungarian restaurateur Ferdinand Kasznar, Kurt assumed his surname. While work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie Rosar
Annie Rosar (17 May 1888 – 5 August 1963) was an Austrian stage and film actress who is best remembered today for her appearances in many Austrian comedy films from the 1930s to the early 1960s. In those movies, she was frequently cast in the comic roles of nagging wife (for example in '' Ungeküsst soll man nicht schlafen gehn'' opposite Hans Moser), evil mother-in-law, or understanding housekeeper, whether in rural ('' Heimatfilme'') or urban settings. She occasionally also appeared in serious films, including her cameo performance as the porter's wife in ''The Third Man'' (1949), and in ' based on the novel by Franz Werfel in 1958. Biography Annie Rosar was born in Vienna into a farming family based in Orth an der Donau, near Vienna. Her father Michael Rosar (1850–1927) worked as a conductor on the Vienna tram network. Having finished grammar school ('' Gymnasium''), Rosar attended the University of Music and Performing Arts and made her stage debut in the Vienna Pra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Söhnker
Hans Söhnker (11 October 1903 – 20 April 1981) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1933 and 1980. He was born in Kiel, Germany and died in West Berlin, West Germany. Selected filmography * '' The Tsarevich'' (1933) – Der Zarewitsch * '' The Black Forest Girl'' (1933) – Hans Fichtner, Student * ''Annette im Paradies'' (1934) – Hans Siebert * '' The Big Chance'' (1934) – Thomas Menzel * ''Ich sing' mich in dein Herz hinein'' (1934) – Hans, sein Sohn * '' The Csardas Princess'' (1934) – Prinz Edwin Weylersheim * ''Jede Frau hat ein Geheimnis'' (1934) – Hans Jürgens * '' She and the Three'' (1935) – Rudolf Rostorff, Zimmerkellner * ' (1935) – Georg von Hochheim * '' Dreams of Love'' (1935) – Leutnant Baron Koloman von Eötvös * ''The Young Count'' (1935) – Hans Flint * ''Herbstmanöver'' (1936) – Viktor von Randau * ''Faithful'' (1936) – Carl Koster * ''Arzt aus Leidenschaft'' (1936) – Dr. Wüstefeld * '' Where the La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinrich Weidemann
Heinrich Weidemann (1899–1982) was a German art director.Lowe p.179 Selected filmography * '' The Gambler'' (1938) * '' The Swedish Nightingale'' (1941) * '' Ghost in the Castle'' (1947) * '' The Trip to Marrakesh'' (1949) * '' Scandal at the Embassy'' (1950) * '' When Men Cheat'' (1950) * '' The Dubarry'' (1951) * '' Rose of the Mountain'' (1952) * '' Mikosch Comes In'' (1952) * '' Klettermaxe'' (1952) * ''Mailman Mueller'' (1953) * '' Hooray, It's a Boy!'' (1953) * '' When The Village Music Plays on Sunday Nights'' (1953) * '' Love is Forever'' (1954) * ''The Gypsy Baron'' (1954) * '' The Beautiful Miller'' (1954) * '' The Faithful Hussar'' (1954) * '' On the Reeperbahn at Half Past Midnight'' (1954) * ''Emil and the Detectives'' (1954) * '' The Country Schoolmaster'' (1954) * '' The Ambassador's Wife'' (1955) * '' When the Alpine Roses Bloom '' (1955) * '' Your Life Guards'' (1955) * ''Sergeant Borck'' (1955) * '' The Tour Guide of Lisbon'' (1956) * '' My Brother Joshua'' (195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fritz Maurischat
Fritz Maurischat (April 27, 1893 in Berlin – December 11, 1986) was a German production designer. He made his film debut in 1924. Over the next 38 years, he worked on over 70 films, all of them in his native Germany. He earned an Oscar nomination in 1953 for his work on the film ''Martin Luther'', an American film about Martin Luther made in Germany. He is also noted as the Art Director for the 1943 Nazi propaganda film ''Titanic''. Selected filmography * ''Taxi at Midnight'' (1929) * ''The Ship of Lost Souls ''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The ...'' (1929) * '' Salto Mortale'' (1931) * '' The Night Without Pause'' (1931) * '' The Rebel'' (1932) * ''Spell of the Looking Glass'' (1932) * ''The Page from the Dalmasse Hotel (1933 film), The Page from the Dalmasse Hotel'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Jürgen Kiebach
Hans Jürgen Kiebach (28 August 1930 – 19 May 1995) was a German production designer, art director and set decorator. He won an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film ''Cabaret''. Selected filmography * '' Three Days of Fear'' (1952) * '' We'll Talk About Love Later'' (1953) * '' Diary of a Married Woman'' (1953) * '' The Big Star Parade'' (1954) * '' Love, Dance and a Thousand Songs'' (1955) * '' Fruit in the Neighbour's Garden'' (1956) * '' The Night of the Storm'' (1957) * '' The Ideal Woman'' (1959) * '' Brandenburg Division'' (1960) * ''Grounds for Divorce'' (1960) * '' Blind Justice'' (1961) * '' The Return of Doctor Mabuse'' (1961) *'' The Curse of the Yellow Snake'' (1963) * '' Love Has to Be Learned'' (1963) * ''Breakfast in Bed'' (1963) * '' The Phantom of Soho'' (1964) * ''The Seventh Victim'' (1964) * '' The Last Tomahawk'' (1965) * '' The Defector'' (1966) * '' The Peking Medallion'' (1967) * '' Dead Run'' (1967) * '' Hannibal Brooks'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Director
Art director is a title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, live-action and animated film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and unify the vision of an artistic production. In particular, they are in charge of its overall visual appearance and how it communicates visually, stimulates moods, contrasts features, and psychologically appeals to a target audience. The art director makes decisions about visual elements, what artistic style(s) to use, and when to use motion. One of the biggest challenges art directors face is translating desired moods, messages, concepts, and underdeveloped ideas into imagery. In the brainstorming process, art directors, colleagues and clients explore ways the finished piece or scene could look. At times, the art director is responsible for solidifying the vision of the collective imagination while resolving conflicting agendas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rome
Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2,746,984 residents in , Rome is the list of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, third most populous city in the European Union by population within city limits. The Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, with a population of 4,223,885 residents, is the most populous metropolitan cities of Italy, metropolitan city in Italy. Rome metropolitan area, Its metropolitan area is the third-most populous within Italy. Rome is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, within Lazio (Latium), along the shores of the Tiber Valley. Vatican City (the smallest country in the world and headquarters of the worldwide Catholic Church under the governance of the Holy See) is an independent country inside the city boun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salzburg
Salzburg is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020 its population was 156,852. The city lies on the Salzach, Salzach River, near the border with Germany and at the foot of the Austrian Alps, Alps mountains. The town occupies the site of the Roman settlement of ''Iuvavum''. Founded as an episcopal see in 696, it became a Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg, seat of the archbishop in 798. Its main sources of income were salt extraction, trade, as well as gold mining. The Hohensalzburg Fortress, fortress of Hohensalzburg, one of the largest medieval fortresses in Europe, dates from the 11th century. In the 17th century, Salzburg became a centre of the Counter-Reformation, with monasteries and numerous Baroque churches built. Salzburg has an extensive cultural and educational history, being the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and being home to three universities and a large student population. Today, along with Vienna and the Tyrol (st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capri
Capri ( , ; ) is an island located in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the Sorrento Peninsula, on the south side of the Gulf of Naples in the Campania region of Italy. A popular resort destination since the time of the Roman Republic, its natural beauty, historic sites, and upscale tourism have made it famous worldwide. The island is characterized by its rugged limestone landscape, sea stacks (Faraglioni), coastal grottoes including the renowned Blue Grotto (Capri), Blue Grotto, and high cliffs overlooking the sea. Notable features include the harbours of Marina Grande, Capri, Marina Grande and Marina Piccola, the panoramic Belvedere of Tragara, the ruins of Roman imperial villas such as Villa Jovis, and the towns of Capri (town), Capri and Anacapri, the latter situated higher up the slopes of Monte Solaro, the island's highest point. Administratively, Capri is part of the Metropolitan City of Naples within the Campania region. The island is divided into two municipalities (''comuni''): ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Location Shooting
Location shooting is the shooting of a film or television production in a real-world setting rather than a sound stage or backlot. The location may be interior or exterior. When filmmaking professionals refer to shooting "on location", they are usually referring to a "practical location", which is any location that already exists in the real world. The filming location may be the same in which the story is set (for example, scenes in the film ''The Interpreter (2005 film), The Interpreter'' were set and shot inside the Headquarters of the United Nations, United Nations Headquarters in Manhattan), or it may stand in for a different locale (the films ''Amadeus (film), Amadeus'' and ''The Illusionist (2006 film), The Illusionist'' were primarily set in Vienna, but were filmed in Prague). Location shooting includes any practical location which resembles the location of a scene in the script; for example, students in the USC School of Cinematic Arts, film school of the University of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
